Congratulations to Colleen Dorney, who has been named the 2014 Whiteford Medalist. The Whiteford Medal is the oldest departmental medal at Loyola and honors an outstanding senior history major. In addition to her excellent GPA, Colleen also completed an honors thesis entitled "A Vile Publication:" The Making of a Regency Sex Manual. The thesis was directed by Profs. Breihan and Hughes.

First Place: Meghan Rice, “Ancestry Genealogy Research Project: [The Mulcreevy/RiceFamily from County Clare, Ireland to Ellis Island].” Second Place (tie): Nicolas H. George, “An Exceptional Service: The Story of William Pryor;” Kevin Sikora, “The Tactics & Leadership Behind an Allied Victory at the Battle of the Bulge: Eisenhower's Account.”

PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, MD are currently accepting applications for multiple paid openings for Summer 2013 with a submission deadline of Monday, April 1, 2013. The website is http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/intromsa/employ/html/employ.html. Please contact Emily Oland Squires with questions at emily.squires@maryland.gov or call 410-260-6443. Internships include: Digitization, Archival File Management and Electronic Archives Internship; Paper and Book Conservation Internship; IT Application Developer Internship; Legacy of Slavery in Maryland Research Internship; Revolutionary Military History Research Internship; Special Collections Newspaper Project Internship;
Women's Hall of Fame Research Internship.

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We are delighted to welcome four new colleagues to the Department of History: Michele Alacevich (Director of Global Studies and Assistant Professor), David Carey Jr. (Doehler Chair in History), Chad Diehl (Assistant Professor), and Brandon Parlopiano (Visiting Affiliate Assistant Professor)!

Click on this link for a list of the courses offered by the History department in Spring 2015.